‘It’s the Cuban people who are suffering.’ How Cuba is struggling under U.S. oil blockade
HAVANA — Reggaeton boomed in a neighborhood bar in Old Havana on a recent night, when, suddenly, the music stopped…
New research says Canada needs to do more to address growing electricity demand
A newly released report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute says federal and provincial governments need to move quickly if…
Iran war turns EU leaders’ summit into an energy showdown – POLITICO
“The agreement is that the measures in terms of the energy transition — decarbonization, clean homegrown energy —…
Fossil fuels? No thanks. Why Trump’s Iran war is pushing EU toward renewables. – POLITICO
“Becoming independent of oil and gas is one of the key issues, as is once again evident with…
Starmer’s government hunkers down for ‘long-haul’ Iran conflict – POLITICO
A third government official said the hope is that consumers are protected for a while because Britain’s energy…
EU gets ready for Russian attacks on power grids after Ukraine’s winter of blackouts – POLITICO
“It’s not a huge amount of money,” said Latvia’s energy minister, Kaspars Melnis. “But it’s something. And it’s…
Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary, Slovakia as energy standoff escalates – POLITICO
In a statement posted on X late Saturday, Ukraine’s foreign ministry blasted the actions as “irresponsible,” saying they…
US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities – POLITICO
Unusually, there was no joint communique from the ministers at the end of this week’s meeting. The chair’s…
Von der Leyen and Merz clash over future of EU’s core climate law – POLITICO
“This system is implemented to reduce CO2 emissions, and at the same time to enable the companies to…
Mass blackout and water shortages hit Ukraine
By Sasha Vakulina & Andreas Rogal with AFP Published on 31/01/2026 – 12:13 GMT+1•Updated 12:48 Ukraine’s power grid is experiencing mass outages on…
Starmer vows to take UK deeper into EU single market – POLITICO
Officials are also wary that the EU-U.K. relationship may come to resemble the worst aspects of the Swiss…
Zelenskyy says Trump’s weeklong truce isn’t officially agreed, but is an ‘opportunity’ – POLITICO
“This is an initiative of the American side and personally of the president of the United States. We…